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1938

  • Work on this object began.

1954

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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Print, Edge of Town

This is a Print. It was created by Thomas Hart Benton and printed by George C. Miller, New York and published by Associated American Artists. It is dated 1938 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is lithograph in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William J. Donald.

Its dimensions are

Image: 22.5 × 27.3 cm (8 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.) Sheet: 30.1 × 40.5 cm (11 7/8 × 15 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in print, lower left: Benton; signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: Benton

Cite this object as

Print, Edge of Town; Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975); Printed by George Charles Miller (American, 1894–1965); Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; lithograph in black ink on paper; Image: 22.5 × 27.3 cm (8 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.) Sheet: 30.1 × 40.5 cm (11 7/8 × 15 15/16 in.); 1954-164-1

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